Die kliënt is emosioneel.

The client is emotional.

Breakdown of Die kliënt is emosioneel.

• wees: to be
• die kliënt: the client
• emosioneel: emotional

Questions & Answers about Die kliënt is emosioneel.

Why does the sentence start with die? Does it mean the?

Yes. Die is the Afrikaans definite article, so here it means the.

In Die kliënt is emosioneel, die kliënt means the client / the customer.

A useful thing to know is that Afrikaans die does not change for gender or number. So unlike some languages, you do not need different forms for masculine, feminine, or plural nouns.

Examples:

• die kliënt = the client
• die vrou = the woman
• die kinders = the children

Why is is the same as in English?

Because Afrikaans and English are related Germanic languages, some very common words look the same. Is is the present tense form of to be here, just like English is.

So:

• Die kliënt is emosioneel. = The client is emotional.

Afrikaans is simpler than English in one important way: the verb usually does not change for different persons in the present tense.

Examples:

• Ek is = I am
• Jy is = you are
• Hy is = he is
• Hulle is = they are

So is stays the same.